Rosie is a 2022 Canadian comedy-drama film, written, produced, and directed by Gail Maurice.Philippe Granger, "Une variété de films autochtones présentée au TIFF". Ici Radio-Canada, August 14, 2022. Maurice's feature directorial debut and an expansion of her 2018 short film of the same name,Daniel Nolan, "Acclaimed Indigenous filmmaker Gail Maurice shoots movie in Hamilton". Hamilton Spectator, September 10, 2021. the film centres on Rosie (Keris Hope Hill), a young First Nations girl who is sent to live with her aunt Frédérique (Melanie Bray) in Montreal after her mother's death, and learns the value of rebuilding chosen family from Fred and her two-spirit friends Flo (Constant Bernard) and Mo (Alex Trahan).Pat Mullen, "Four queer Canadian directors talk bringing grit and glitter to TIFF 2022". Xtra!, September 2, 2022.
The cast also includes Josée Young, Brandon Oakes, Jocelyne Zucco, Arlen Aguayo-Stewart, Jean Pearson, Tony De Santis, Xavier Yuvens, Pierre Simpson, Ron Lea, Domenico Fiore, Joseph Claude Dubois, Mike Ross, Matt Raffy and David Thompson.
The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2021.
It premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022.Jeremy Kay, "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled". Screen Daily, August 4, 2022. It was subsequently selected as the closing film of the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival.Kelly Townsend, "Darlene Naponse’s Stellar to open 23rd imagineNATIVE festival". Playback, September 21, 2022.
Critical response
Courtney Small of That Shelf wrote that "while the film has several important things to say, its overly sweet packaging takes away some of the overall impact of its commentary. Despite not delivering the knockout punch one hopes for, there is still enough here to maintain one’s interest in both the film and whatever Maurice creates next. ROSIE reminds us that one can find community in the direst of situations, sometimes you just need to choose who that family will be."Courtney Small, "TIFF 2022: ROSIE Review". That Shelf, September 9, 2022.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.
Awards The film was shortlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2022.
It won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2022 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie,"Le film acadien Croque-mort. C’est beau la vie! se distingue au FICFA 2022". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 18, 2022. and the Audience Choice award at the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival.Steve Gow, "Celebrated film exploring modern Indigenous identity opens in Halifax". CityNews, November 18, 2022.
It also won Best Feature Film at the 2024 Sundar Prize Film Festival.Charlie Smith, "Sundar Prize Film Festival announces this year's winners". Pancouver. April 2, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
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